draw parallels between
idiom
: to indicate ways in which two distinct things are similar
The essay draws parallels between the lives of the two presidents.
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Viewers were quick to draw parallels between the pair and Jax Taylor and Stassi Schroeder, who dated on and off throughout the first two seasons of Vanderpump Rules while employees at West Hollywood restaurant SUR.
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Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Snoop Dogg, Freddie Gibbs, and Stevie Wonder also help her draw parallels between herself and the biblical character the album is named for, a demi-god anointed by the Big Guy himself.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
Naturally, Johnson begins to draw parallels between the many ways of translating an epic poem and the making and unmaking of a recipe.
—Adam Federman, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
Readers familiar with Cheng's 2020 book X + Y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender will be accustomed to her tendency to draw parallels between mathematical concepts and social issues.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
Politicians in Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) also dismissed attempts to draw parallels between Taiwan and Afghanistan, saying such comparisons are inherently fraught.
—Steve George, CNN, 18 Aug. 2021
Others will draw parallels between Diana’s experience and that of Meghan Markle.
—Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 29 Nov. 2020
So when the movie premiered at Cannes Film Festival in France less than three weeks later, critics and journalists couldn't help but draw parallels between real-life events and Cronenberg's vision of a government trying to regulate people's bodies.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 June 2022
Opposition activists draw parallels between Putin’s increasingly tight grip and Soviet-style rule dominated by security officials and preoccupied with staying in power, amid growing public dissatisfaction over declining real wages and rising food prices.
—Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2021
Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Snoop Dogg, Freddie Gibbs, and Stevie Wonder also help her draw parallels between herself and the biblical character the album is named for, a demi-god anointed by the Big Guy himself.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
Naturally, Johnson begins to draw parallels between the many ways of translating an epic poem and the making and unmaking of a recipe.
—Adam Federman, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
Readers familiar with Cheng's 2020 book X + Y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender will be accustomed to her tendency to draw parallels between mathematical concepts and social issues.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
Politicians in Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) also dismissed attempts to draw parallels between Taiwan and Afghanistan, saying such comparisons are inherently fraught.
—Steve George, CNN, 18 Aug. 2021
Others will draw parallels between Diana’s experience and that of Meghan Markle.
—Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 29 Nov. 2020
So when the movie premiered at Cannes Film Festival in France less than three weeks later, critics and journalists couldn't help but draw parallels between real-life events and Cronenberg's vision of a government trying to regulate people's bodies.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 June 2022
Opposition activists draw parallels between Putin’s increasingly tight grip and Soviet-style rule dominated by security officials and preoccupied with staying in power, amid growing public dissatisfaction over declining real wages and rising food prices.
—Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2021
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